hairdresser

[ hair-dres-er ]

noun

1. a person who arranges or cuts hair.
2. Chiefly British. barber.

hairdresser

/ ˈhɛəˌdrɛsə /

noun

1. a person whose business is cutting, curling, colouring and arranging hair, esp that of women
2. a hairdresser's establishment tonsorial

Derived Forms

• ˈhairˌdressing, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hairdresser¹

First recorded in 1760–70; hair + dresser ²

Example Sentences

There was a son, a grandma, and one was a gay hairdresser with a fat suit.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m not spending hours of the day looking in the mirror or getting made up or going to the hairdresser’s every day or wearing a wig or a corset.

From Los Angeles Times

But the 31-year-old hairdresser who grew up in Kenya refused to back down and called the police.

From BBC

Per a rule he has instituted for the World Series, every single one of the hairdressers in his shop, including his wife, Satsuki, was tending to customers while wearing a blue Dodgers jersey.

From Los Angeles Times

With a family of four — Jee, 46, a hairdresser, and their two sons, Owen, 14, and Allen, 12 — Blackwell was initially concerned about whether a full-time art career could sustain their household.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• beautician